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THE NEBRASKAN
Friday, October 30, 1953
EDITORIAL PAGE
Rushing la The Darr
One of the features of the Panhellenic
Workshop Week starting Monday will be an
address by Helen A. Snyder, assistant dean
of woman, on Tuesday t6 sorority pledges.
Dean Snyder has a splendid opportunity to
speak out in defense of tho existing girls rush
week practices at this time.
Jf she chooses, 'she may explain the rumors
and criticisms which have come up concern
ing the possibility of a girl's name getting
Debt Policies
The American economy Is in the middle
of a Republican-Democratic battle based on
what the Democrats say to be the failure of
the Republicans to live up to their 1952 cam
paign promises.
In its convention last weekend the Ne
braska Young Democrats made a resolution
charging the Eisenhower administration with
"contemptuous repudiation of Republican
promises to the American people."
First on the list of charges is the "failure
toeduce the national debt," The other nine
charges could just as well have been, omitted
as they all finally fall into place under this
general heading.
Viewing the national debt from the gen
eral standpoint it encompasses every form of
economic policy and interplay in the nation
including price supports, cost of living, pro
duction on the big or small business scale
employment and government economic poli
cies. These may be broken down further
into specialized catagories such as farm pari
ties, soil conservation, tax revenue, labor
laws, etc.
In order to reduce the national debt the
government must make significant changes
in all or part of these economic divisions
whether those changes be in accordance with
party politics or actual concern for the na
tional economic health.
In approaching the problem the govern- .
ment has given considerable attention to the
divisions which most influence spending and
create a deficit in the national treasury.
One of these divisions is national defense.
One way the government may reduce or at
least count on a reduction in part of the na
tional debt is to decrease defense appropria
tions which make up the bulk of government
expenditures.
So far the Eisenhower administration had
pared defense appropriations as far as pos
sible without endangering the nation in its
present world status. If these appropriations
were cut extensively, national security would
probably suffer, production could fall off and
depression result.
Another way the government might reduce
the national debt would be to knock out gov
ernment price supports on such things as
farm produce thus lowering prices on the
competitive market and taking advantage of
the new money which would flood the mar
ket. Of course this proposal is presently under
fire as fatal to the fanners and also consid
ered as a result would be the falling: off of
production, thus lowering the national in
come In the final analysis.
I Still another way would be for the govern
ment to increase taxes which the present ad
ministration had pledged to reduce.
If at the present time taxes were reduced
to a great extent it is possible that the na
tional debt would increase rather than
achieve the desired result of reduction.
. Well, the government is faced with these
end many more ways in which to reduce the
national debt and all may have serious ef
fects on the nation. It seems as though the
only solution is to try and err, hoping for the
best and expecting the worst from the hands
cff the party not in power.
It is easy for the Democrats to condemn,
but if the reduction of the national debt is de
sired, and it has been through two previous
administrations, why wasn't it reduced then?
' Now the buck has been passed and those
who remained silent in the face of their own
policies proceed to condemn the Republicans
for not succeeding in what has long been a
problem to administrations of both parties.
J.H.
Listener Response
Sometimes public response to the unusual
Is a more reliable source of information than
a Gallup Poll and more interesting, too.
- For instance, an unexpected, and definitely
unwanted, addition to a recent Fulton Lewif
Jr. broadcast proved that the news commen
tator has a considerable listening audience.
An obscene word, disgustedly ejected by a
local announcer who believed mistakenly
that he had wire trouble, was inadvertently
broadcast over a coast-to-coast hook up dur
ing the Lewis program. The suspension of
two Washington radio station employees and
a considerable flurry of indignant listener
comment were the immediate and decisive
results.
; One word can certainly cause a lot of
trouble. M.H.
lost in the hectic early morning hours when
preference lists are matched with sorority
bids in order to arrive at pledge lists.
She will also be in a position to' comment
on present criticisms aimed at the method of
notifying girls of rejections by sororities.
She may be able to discuss the relative merits
of sending rejections through the campus
mail so that a distinctive stack of letters in a
girl's mail box advertises the fact that she
has been (turned down.
But, if in her possible explanation of these
questions, Dean Snyder points out that the
work of the Panhellenic Council is to protect
the incoming pledge class and to see as many
girls are pledged with as little hurt feelings
as possible, she will be understood.
If she roes on to say that in spite of some
possible shortcomings, the motives behind
regulations of sorority rush week are genu
ine and sincerely put forth, she will be be
lieved. However, if one of the pledges should ask
her whether or not a sorority was a free and
voluntary association of girls having mutual
interests and goals, she would probably have
to answer yes.
If another pledge were to remark then,
'Well, Dean Snyder, do you think it's fair to
regulate who may or may not voluntarily
join a sorority?" she might have to offer a
qualified answer.
That would raise the question of whether
or not such regulation itself were necessary.
If the case ever arose that either a girl or a
sorority were dissatisfied with the matching
done by the Council, a serious doubt would
be cast on which agency had primary power
in the membership of a sorority the sorority
A lessening of regulation, perhaps pat
terned after the men's system, would likely
serve to put more of a hardship on the in
coming rushees; but would it not eliminate
any possible dissatisfaction on the part of a
would-be pledge and the sorority?
Rush week, either for the men or women,
requires some sort of supervision, but such
supervision should not supercede the right
of an organization to have a voice in the se
lection of its members.
Of course, this is not necessarily the case
now; but under the existing structure, with
Panhell making the match between the
rushees and the sorority, there is room for
mistake not intentional mistakes, but mis
takes just the same.
If this question is raised by one of the
pledge or by Dean Snyder at Tuesday's meet
ing, it is hoped that due cbnsideration will be
given to principle that Panhell cannot replace
the sororities' function of selecting its own
members.
On the assumption the question would be
discussed, recognizing that sufficient time
must be allotted to both the rushee and the
sorority in order to make a satisfactory
match, The Nebraskan would like to suggest
that a system of deferred rushing or summer
rushing be considered.
Either would offer both the girl and the
sorority enough time to become acquainted
and make a satisfactory decision.
Since freshmen women are required to live
at the dorm, regardless of being pledged or
not, it would seem that deferred pledging
(rushing at mid-term instead of in the fall),
would be the best solution.
At any rate it would give the , sorority
enough time to really know the girls. The
girls, in turn, would not be forced to undergo
the confusing and sometimes humiliating
pre-school rush which is just that, a blind
rush. E.D.
Why Now?
The huge Communist propaganda machine
home and foreign consumption. Reds scream
is continually grinding out "information" for
germ warfare charges, atrocity charges, ad
nauseum.
The front page of Thursday's Lincoln Star
made the United States own propaganda ma
chine take a second place to none. Black
headlines proclaimed atrocity, torture and
involved in the Korean War.
massacre charges against the Communists
Although the charges are undoubtedly
true, the story needs a second look. Why did
the Army choose this particular time to re
lease grisly pictures and stomach-upsetting
details?
According to the AP story, the report's
total figures were "not greatly changed from
those issued in November, 1951, by Col.
James M. Hanley, then an officer charged
with gathering information about war
crimes."
The world's attention is focused at the
present time on efforts to conduct negotia
tions in Korea. Is the report a reminder for
the U.S. not to get "soft" in those negotia
tions? Is it a counter measure to recent germ
warfare charges in the UN? Is some secret
and top echelon planning being done which
requires that Americans be psychologically
conditioned in this manner?
We may be imagining things, but the re
lease of war crimes data at this time seems
to have a definite purpose. We think a close
watch of the next few weeks news should
Indicate this purpose. S.H.
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The Student Speaking (
Stern Thoughts
By ARN1E STERN
Well, it's Friday again, and
I've got the usual space to fill
with quips and comments. The
semester is moving right along;
downslips are out, the Kosmet
Klub show is tonight, Homecom
ing is approaching, and the
leaves are turning brown and
falling down.
Last week being the annual
migration weekend, I Journeyed
to Missouri for a very joypus
weekend. I learned many things
on the. trip. (Even migration can
be educational.)
Conrtary to the general opin
ion, Journalism school at M.U.
is supposed to be hard. I al
ways thought these J school stu
dents really had an easy go, but
I guess I was wrong.
The social activities at Mizzou
' are quite an integral part of the
existence there. One fraternity
has parties every Friday, Satur
day, Sunday, and Wednesday
nights. As for me that's a lot of
partying.
Also the University of Mlg.
sourt seems to be quite liberal
on their drinking policies. There
Is certainly no place for a DB
8 O at MU, for the houses seem
to take the place of campus suds
shops.
Kosmet Klub is continuing its
old tradition tonight with th
presentation of the Fall Revue.
Prince Kosmet and Nebraska
Sweetheart will also be revealed.
I've seen some of the skits, and
from the looks of things, this
should be a great show. Drop
over to the Coliseum tonight for
a lot of laughs and some good
entertainment.
I've been horrified at tha
various pictures I've seen around
the campl this last week. Every
one is campaigning for Ugliest
Man On Campus. Some of th
signs are really novel. One claims
that some individual switched
from a certain brand of whisky
to a certain UMOC candidate.
On The I Sled-Dogs Outplay
Aisle Actors In 'Redhead'
As you probably know, there's
a lot going on "On Campi" this
weekend. It would be a little
hard to work a movie into a
tight schedule of parties etc. etc.
Here's a little cue forget
about going to the movies this
weekend. There is nothing to
see.
Take for example the movie I
saw it was a nothing. Called
"Redheads from Seattle," this
technicolor cipher brings to the
giant panoramic screen an ill
produced, horribly photographed,
miserably acted, weak story.
For some reason probably fi
nancial Agnes Moorehead (who
normally wouldn't be caught
dead in a part like this) appears
as the mother of four redheaded
daughters who go to the Klon
dike to find their father's killer.
Father was a newspaper man.
Mother and daughters carry on
a fight to the finish to clean up
the town, the killers and the
saloon where one of the daugh
ters finds employment.
I should tell you that this
movie is a musical comedy. That
is to say, it is labeled a musical
comedy. That's like labeling an
arsenic solution as Kool-aid.
Teresa Brewer ('"Till I Waltz
Again With You"" and other rec
ords to her credit), and Guy
Mitchell (heard normally with
Mitch Miller's French horns), as
By CHICK TAYLOR
"My wife won five hundred dol
lars at poker last night and split
with me."
"You got half?"
"No, she packed her bag and
left me."
Woman's voice on phone: "Hel
lo, are you Harry?"
Man: "Not especially, lady, but
I'm a long ways from bald."
His wife was a Wave and he
waved at a
Wac,
The Was was in
front but h i s
Wave was in
back,
Inst ead of a
wave from a
Wac it is said,
What he got
was a whack
from the Wave he had wed.
Doctor: "I can't seem to diag
nose your case; it must be
drink." v
Patient: "That's O.K. Doc, I'll
come back when you are sober."
Examiner: "Who was your
mother before she was married?"
Applicant: "I didn't have any
mother before she was married."
Judge: "Why ffid 'you
$75,000?"
Prisoner: "I was hungry.
steal
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well as the Bell Sisters contrib
ute to the mayhem as singers.
As an actor Mitchell is a com
plete flop but you wouldn't no
tice it, since the rest of the
movie is just as big a flop. He
sings okay, but I'm sure you'd
like him better on the radio or
Musak.
As for Teresa Brewer well
she has a nice figure. The
movie's producers wanted to
create this impression, so they
made special provision for hav
ing her face the Klondike win
ter in a scanty little burlesque
show costume.
This movie "Redheads from
Seattle" is without a doubt one
of the ten most horrible shows
I've ever seen. It is so bad that
you can't even laugh at the mis
takes. My whole attitude toward this
mess is that somebody's head
should roll over for ever letting
this "thing" get by the film
editing room.
The Alaskan Husky sled-dogs
were great the rest of the movie
should have been fed to 'em.
Bob Spearman.
Main Feature Clock
Lincoln: "Mogambo," 12:40,
2:50, 5.05, 7:15, 9:30.
Nebraska: "Along Came Jones,"
2:52, 6:16, 9:40. "It's A Pleas
use," 1:11, 4:35, 7:59.
Stuart: "Those Redheads From
Seattle," 1:33, 3:36, 5:39, 7:42,
9:45.
Varsity: "Blowing Wild," 1:15,
3:18, 5:21. 7:24, 9:27.
State: Second Chance" (3-D)
1:00, 3:13, 5:26, 7:39, 5:50.
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